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The DeLorean Is Back—This Time as a Bike

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 14:31
The man who plans to relaunch the iconic 80s sports car is expanding the DeLorean brand into luxury, two-wheeled transportation

The Developer Behind a $90 Million Penthouse

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:07
Gary Barnett builds luxury buildings for the global elite

Epic Tech IPOs: Triumphs, a Travesty, and a Tragedy

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:05
A look back at some of the most successful tech IPOs ever, and some that didn't go as well

What Game Is John Boehner Playing?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:52
The House speaker challenges the president to another budget showdown

Book Review: 'Private Empire,' by Steve Coll

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:51
A meticulously prepared portrait of how ExxonMobil sees itself as bigger than individual nation states

The Indian Outsourcing Issue Is Back

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:39
President Obama’s campaign rhetoric undercuts the vision for bilateral affairs he laid out just 18 months ago

Zuckerberg's Social Graph

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:01
From board members and employees to fellow CEOs, Facebook alumni, and others

Can Coffee Kill You?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 09:23
Just keep reading

Pinterest Stake Fuels Rakuten's Quest to Be a Global Player

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 08:15
Rakuten's spending spree continues with a $100 million stake in photo-sharing site Pinterest

Facebookmania Begins

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 06:58
The social network makes its long-awaited debut in the public market

The Tea Party Sets Its Sights on the Senate

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 02:00
The Tea Party booted Richard Lugar from the Senate. They're just getting warmed up

Nine Things You Should Know About Facebook's IPO

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 02:00
Before diverting your child's college savings fund to invest in Facebook stock, read our take on the biggest "liquidity event" of the social-media era

Taking a Whack at Romney's Private Equity Past

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 14:59
Obama's campaign attacks will be relentless and could upend the industry

Hugo Chávez's Enemy No. 1

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 14:50
For the first time, Venezuela's president has a real rival. And as Henrique Capriles grows more popular, the tension—and danger—mount

How JPMorgan Lost $2 Billion Without Really Trying

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 14:48
The bank won't say, but clues are surfacing

How Spam Meat Has Survived Spam E-Mail

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 14:28
Despite its association with something everyone hates, Hormel's lunchmeat has not only survived, it's thrived

Lessons From a Hedge Fund Conference

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 13:21
An investing conference shows that hedge fund managers are human, occasionally funny, and pessimistic

Walking Shoes That Spy on Grandma

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 13:08
Two small U.S. companies recently launched a line of footwear that uses a GPS device embedded in the heel to track seniors

The Ivy League's 2012 Presidential Pick

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 13:08
Employees of the nation's most prestigious colleges have a favorite presidential candidate for 2012

The Fiscal Cliff Will Drive the U.S. Into Recession

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:02
Goldman Sachs has run an economic crash test on the looming fiscal cliff. It doesn't look good

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Remittances: Over the sea and far away

Economist - Special Report - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 08:05
For consumers who want to “wire” money to some far corner of the world, not much has changed since the days of the Old West. If you try to send a small amount of money from America to the Philippines, say, or Mexico, you will probably have to queue at a neighbourhood money-transfer agent and pay a fee that could easily reach 10% of the value of the remittance.

Mobile payments: A wealth of wallets

Economist - Special Report - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 08:05
Turn left off the main reception to PayPal’s offices in San Jose, open a nondescript door and you step into a garish living room dominated by a flat-screen television. This is a laboratory for what PayPal calls “couch commerce”: people sit in front of the television buying things with their mobile phones or tablet computers.

Expose, engage, empower: Connecting unlikely entrepreneurs in the mobile era

The infoDev team has taken a closer look at his and the other five finalists’ backgrounds, and we found some helpful insights about new sources of innovation, their promise, and their needs.

Breeding Wheat To Grow Where Other Plants Can’t

Fast Company's Co.Exist - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 14:00
We need to nearly double the amount of food we grow by mid-century if 9 billion people are going to have enough to eat. Yet most of the world’s prime farmland is already planted. The rest of the available land tends to lie under forests, or suffer from problems that keep it fallow. But feeding the world will mean redefining what is "arable" land.

More African nations hit agricultural investment target

Science and Development Network - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 10:45
Five more African countries have met the Maputo Declaration goal of investing ten per cent of their national budgets in agriculture.

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